As such, it has been the subject of numerous fan theories. For decades, fans have wondered how the zelda games fit together. The complete legend of zelda timeline legend of zelda to. It includes an official timeline for the games, neverbeforeseen concept art, and insight. Storywise the timeline splits into two after the events of ocarina of time. The timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the legend of zelda series. The legend of zelda is an american animated series based on the japanese video game series the legend of zelda by nintendo. Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th. In the legend of zelda series, there are many titles where link travels between two. A zelda timeline was published a few years back in nintendos official zelda companion book hyrule historia, which for the first time set down the series complicated history on page. Hyrule historia is a book celebrating 25 years of zelda games. Im enjoying the book immensely, but if i had one nit to pick with the hyrule historia, it would be that it hasnt gone into as much detail with the legend of zelda s dungeons as i would have hoped. But does anybody agree is a bit ridiculous that zelda 2 and a link to the past concept art had only two pages, while.
Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend of zelda series. Hyrule, timeline, nintendo, zelda, link, ganandorf, master sword, ocarina. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. It even has the legit timeline of the zelda games, so we wont have to try and. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend.
The volume is chock full of zelda artwork and insights, including a. In short, if youre a legend of zelda fan, you need to have the hyrule historia on. Become the ultimate hyrule historian and collect the series. Now, players have transcribed the official timeline of events for the legend of zelda, revealing the truth behind the chronological order of the. So with the help of the hyrule historia that nintendo put out, join us. It really is the perfect book for any zelda fan or collector. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans. Hyrule historia was originally released in japanese with a brown. Breath of the wild 2 could start a brand new legend of. The book also includes artwork for the games, a short manga, and a foreword and afterword written by the series producers. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. Breath of the wild is an odd addition to the timeline established by the hyrule historia, so how will.
The official legend of zelda timeline has been unraveled. Story wise the timeline splits into two after the events of ocarina of time. Hyrule historia, a book that got headlines for detailing the zelda series timeline, will release in the us early next year for. The legend of zelda timeline is the inuniverse chronology of the legend of zelda series. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on. So lets unpack and explain the complete legend of zelda timeline on.
Hyrule historia is a 274page, hardcover tome with everything you want to know about the zelda universe. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists. The book feels great, looks great, is sturdy, and will make for a great placeholder on your bookshelf of geek culture. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who have.
Hyrule historia patrick thorpe, michael gombos, takahiro. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. It is the first book in the goddess collection trilogy. Contains an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. A nintendoapproved timeline was once the holy grail for many zelda fanatics. Additionally, hyrule historia features a manga prequel to skyward sword. It covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all the way to the most recently skyward sword, and everything else inbetween such as link to the past, links. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge. It presents the first public iteration of the full zelda timeline. Hyrule historia is an indepth encyclopedia on the legend of zelda series, released in japan on. Spanning 247 pages, hyrule historia contains creators notes, concept artwork, and previously unknown information such as the complete timeline of the games in the series up to and beginning from the legend of zelda. Breath of the wild 2 could start a brand new legend of zelda timeline.
This handsome book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Before hyrule historia was released, most zelda fans were fully accepting of the fact that the end of ocarina of time split the timeline into two braches, the adult era and child eras. The legend of zelda official timeline by genmathesamurai. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. The legend of zelda, hyrule historia by eiji aonuma booktopia. The plot follows the adventures of link and princess zelda as they defend the kingdom of hyrule from an evil wizard named ganon.
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